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of land, with a frontage of 132 feet to the Hornsey Road and a right
of way from the Seven Sisters' Road, the Commissioners are to be
congratulated upon its acquisition.
It may therefore be expected that early in 1892 two distinct sets
of baths and washhouses, one for the northern and the other for the
south-western portions of the parish, will be thrown open for public
use.
The first abstract of accounts published by the Commissioners,
covering the period from their original appointment in November, 1889,
to Lady Day, 1891, will be found in the appendix.
CHURCHWARDENS' EXPENDITURE.
The attention of the Vestry was again drawn to the question of the
Churchwardens' expenditure, and a special committee, consisting of
twenty members of the Vestry, together with the three Churchwardens
for the time being was appointed on the 17th October, 1890. This
committee was directed to take into consideration the resolutions of the
Vestry of October 23rd and 30th, 1874, the manner in which those
resolutions had been carried into effect and any other matters bearing
upon the relations between the Vestry and the Churchwardens, and to
report whether any, and if so what, changes were desirable. The committee
at a special meeting of the Vestry held on the 23rd January
presented a lengt hy report a copy of which will be found in the Appendix.
The report was received by the Vestry and the recommendations
therein approved with one or two minor exceptions. It was for
instance resolved that in addition to visitation fees insurance of Church
Bells and expenses of registers of a later date than the year 1837, no expenses
in connection with the admission of Churchwardens beyond the
fees allowed by law nor any expense of or occasioned by the appointment
or election of officers for the Parish Church and Chapel-of-Ease
respectively should in future be paid for out of the rates.
The resolutions of the Vestry of October 30th, 1874, were rescinded
as recommended by the committee, and there is every reason to believe
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